Dr. Khalid Hanafy Minister of Supply and Internal Trade , announced that in the framework of the vital role of the General Authority for Supply Commodities in the Ministry of Supply as the authority for the first time contracted for the purchase of 35 thousand and half tons of sunflower oil through international tender, in which participated several local and international companies and The supply should be on 10th of February and for a period of 10 days.
He confirmed that the tender comes to secure the country needs of oils and is currently working to make the station of the edible oils in Al Maks in Alexandria strategic station of $72 thousand tons of crude oil, to avoid any crises or shortage of oil in the future.
He added that currently more than 2,000 tons of oil was pumped daily in the consumer complexes for subsided cards amounted 20 million cards, from which benefiting about 80 million citizens in addition to commodities of exchanging bread points.
